altar boy
noun
a male altar server.
altar boys
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pluralof altar boy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bubba Weiler’s touching play follows two altar boys as they prepare for their confirmations and grapple with challenges to their beliefs and their relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Christopher Boyce and Andrew Daulton Lee were childhood friends, altar boys raised in the Catholic pews and prosperous suburbs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
Students in the seminary, which was founded in 1956, serve as altar boys in St. Peter’s Basilica, sometimes during papal Masses.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
The seminary serves as a residence for about a dozen boys, aged 12 to 18, who serve as altar boys at papal Masses.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2020
Several of the best players on that team were his grammar school classmates and fellow altar boys, and they served as his protectors.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
